| Australian Wool Innovation believes the 2011 Spring season is filled with soft sensation |
Fashion trends
Two fashion trends are identified highlighting inspirations from urban living and recharging with sports.
Urban living
Colors of cityscape
Like tinted glass or the reflection on a metal wall. Cool greys and touches of organic shades make up an elegant range for contemporary, urban tailoring.
Shiny fabrics and discreet patterns are featured in this trend for both womenswear and menswear. Wool satin, lustruous surfaces and calendering add discreet shine to modern tailoring. Wool/silk blends are important for a chic, contemporary look. Smart-looking menswear, often in various hues of greys, are given well-executed details.
New pinstripes, linear constructions, barely there windowpanes and recoloured classics are some examples of discreet patterns. Cardigan in subtle harmonies is a key item.
Floral highlights
Apart from cityscape, the trend of urban living can also be characterized with floral highlights that remind us the value of nature.
Scented mid-tones give a neo-poetic touch to natural beige shades, evoking the image of a small garden in the bustling city.
Soft wool blended with cashmere, silk and stretch yarns add further comfort to the wearer, colored in pale shades. Drapey and soft wool crepes and textured weaves look elegant in white, ideal for light jackets and spring coats. Pastels can be also put on menswear for a light-hearted spring.
Structures like mock-rustic weaves and airy double-weaves add substance to unlined jackets and tunic-dresses. Crepe yarn and discreet slubs give knits a cool, dry hand. In addition, fine gauge knits are played with geometric, stylilzed openstitches and linear compostitions. Trompe-l'œil motifs add a retro couture feel.
Sporty break
On the boardwalk
While urban life is bustling on weekdays, city dwellers increasingly feel an urge to recharge themselves in sporty activities, or simply take a break by putting on relaxed weekend wear.
A subtle range of softly coloured tones, as if washed and whitened by sun and the salty sea, represents the latest trend for the spring season in 2011.
Basic gabardines, twills and sporty knits are washed and rinsed to get a more relaxed, worn look and a soft hand. Better fit and extra comfort are attained with wool blend cord weaves.
Fine gauge striped knits, lightweight jerseys and fleece types give a warm, yet soft feel, to wardrobe staples like crewneck sweaters and polos.
Graphic games
Vibrant brights are teamed with off-whites to create intense graphic colour combinations for smart active wear and performance wear.
Lightweight felt, flannel and denim looks are perfect fabric options for the sporty spring caban that protects you from rain and wind.
Sporty ribknits are a wool favourite for the season between winter and spring. Update skinny sweaters and cardigans with fully-fashioned details, graphic ribs and thermo-regulating wool blends. Moreover, the sailor's sweater is back and will stay on land for the next season.
Color trends
Pure
A range of raw, yet delicate natural shades for wool fabrics with textured surfaces, uneven dye effects, and new, natural fiber blends of silk, linen and more.
Solid
A mineral inspiration for shades evoking construction materials like wet asphalte, steel, slate and tinted glass. Colours that give a new, modern feel to fabrics with clean, even weaves and lustruous surfaces.
Fresh
The eco-mood continues to inspire us and is here symbolized by a range of lush greens and cool blues. A palette easy to use for subdued city harmonies as well as for more vibrant sportswear combinations.
Vital
Let this intoxicating range of scented and flavoured colours lift up your mood and stimulate your creativity! Go against convention and use these radiant shades not only for the evident knits and tops, but also tailored separates.
Source: Australian Wool Innovation and PeclersParis
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